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Get a Job

Get a Job software helps students explore 121 jobs which the U.S. Department of Labor has identified as entry level and having an "average" or "bright" job opportunity.  It runs on Windows OS computers.  Although Get A Job is designed to run on a touch screen, it will also work with a mouse-based computer.

105001 - Get A Job software (ships on USB drive) - $79 delivered (single computer license)

105002 - Get A Job building license (one USB drive) - $239 delivered

At the main "Get a Job" screen, a student can choose which job classification they want to explore.  Because there are no "entry level" IT or STEM jobs, these categories are grayed out.

In this example, the student has chosen "Hospitality and Tourism" careers and clicked on the "More" link to go to the second page.  "22. Maids and housekeeping cleaners" has a green circle icon, indicating that a high school diploma is not needed for this position, and the "bright" icon, indicating that there are many job openings.

A video allows the student to shadow workers as they do their job.  In this example, the student will see various employees clean hotel bedrooms and bathrooms, while a narrator explains the work tasks.  The student can control the video with the blue buttons at the bottom of the screen.  If the computer is attached to the internet, the student can then learn more about this career field at the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation network (O'Net).

The student can learn more about this career...

The student can also click on the "Local Salary Info" button, type in a zip code and see the local salary range for this position.  By clicking on the "see more details" link, they can view a summary or detailed report on the position.  For the position "Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners" they can see 27 different tasks (carrying linens...disinfecting equipment... cleaning rooms... emptying wastebaskets...) 41 different tools used (cleaning brushes, clothes dryers, floor polishers...), technology used, knowledge needed (customer and personal service, English language), skills (service orientation, coordination), abilities needed (extent flexibility, trunk strength, stamina, information ordering, near vision, oral comprehension and problem sensitivity), work activities, work content, education level needed (on this job, 64% of respondents had a HS diploma or equivalent, 35% had less than a HS diploma, and 1% had a Bachelor's degree), interest matching, work styles, work values, and related occupations.

Jobs covered:

Agriculture: animal trainers; landscaping, lawn service and groundskeeping supervisors; landscaping, lawn service and groundskeeping workers; logging equipment operators; nonfarm animal cartakers; pest control workers; tree trimmers and pruners; veteninary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers.

Architecture and construction: boat builders and shipwrights; brickmasons and blockmasons; ceiling tile installer; cement masons and concrete finishers; construction laborers; drywall installers; earth drillers, except oil and gas; glaziers; hazardous materials removal workers; helpers to masons and tile and marble setters; insulation workers (floor, ceiling and wall); painters, construction and maintenance; paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators; plasters and stucco masons; structural iron and steel workers; tile and marble setters.

Arts and communicatons: actors; craft artists; grips and set-up workers, motion picture sets, studios and stages.

Business management: bill and account collectors; customer service representatives; interviewers, except eligibility and loan; office clerks, general; receptionists and information clerks; secretaries, except legal, medical and executive.

Education and training: library assistsants, clerical.

Finance: tellers.

Government and public administration: highway maintenance workers; licensing examiners and inspectors; postal service mail carriers.

Health science: ambulance drivers and attendants (except EMT); dental laboratory technicians; dietetic technicians; home health aides; medical equipment preparers; medical records and health information technicians; medical secretaries; ophthalmic laboratory technicians; physical therapist aides.

Human services: child care workers; personal and home care aides.

Law, safety and security: court clerks; crossing guards; forest fire fighters; police, fire and ambulance dispatchers; security guards; animal control workers.

Hospitality and tourism: amusement and recreation attendants; athletes and sports competitors; baggage porters and bellhops; bartenders; concierges; cooks, fast food; cooks, institutional and cafeteria; cooks, restaurant; counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession and coffee shop; dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers; first-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving; food preparation workers; gaming and sports book writers and runners; gaming dealers; gaming supervisors; gaming survelliance officers and gaming investigators; hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge and coffee shop; hotel, motel and resort desk clerks; janitors and cleaners, excepts amaids and housekeeping cleaners; lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service work; locker room, coatroom and dressing room attendants; maids and housekeeping cleaners; travel clerks; waiters and waitresses.

Marketing: adjustment clerks; automatic teller machine servicers; bicycle repairers; cashiers; coin, vending and amusement machine servicers and repairers; counter and rental clerks; demonstrators and product promoters; first line supervisors/managers or retail sales workers; locksmiths and safe repairers; mechanical door repairers; merchandise displayers and window trimmers; models; order fillers, wholesale and retail sales; retail salespersons; shampooers; shipping, receiving and traffic clerks; stock clerks, sales floor; upholsters.

Manufacturing: grinding and polishing workers, hand; numerical control machine tool operators, metal and plastic; packers and packagers, hand; woodworking machine operators and tenders, except sawing.

Transportation and distribution: able seaman; aircraft cargo handling supervisors; bridge and lock tenders; bus drivers, school; bus drivers, transit and intercity; cleaners of vehicles and equipment; flight attendants; industrial truck and tractor operators; rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators; refuse and recylable material collectors; reservation and transportation ticket agents; stevedores, except equipment operators; subway and streetcar operators; taxi drivers and chauffeurs; tractor-trailer truck drivers; transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage; truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer; truck drivers, light or delivery services.